Okay, stay there,
we'll continue the conversation. Hello, do you need something. Your pizza, sir. What pizza? I didn't order pizza! - How did you get in here?
- What is happening here? It's a birthday. It's none of your business anyway, no one ordered pizza
here, come on leave already. A birthday? Really? What are you all wearing? A mask and strange things! You all are Freemasonry, right? You've gone too far! I will call the restaurant. Of course you will, you control the world
and you can fire me. Maybe my flumpy manager
Fawzy is with you too. Anyway, may Allah punish you
for what you've done! What are you saying? How can I control the world
when I can't even get you to stop talking? You take orphans'
money and beat up widows, and order stuffed crust pizza! You have everything! Are you crazy, dude? Not even a restaurant now,
I will call the police! Call the police. You control the
governments of the world! Aren't you the ones behind September 11th
just to pin it on the Arabs? What are you talking about?
I'm from Dokki! God, give me patience! Are you praying to God? Drop the act! I know very well that you
worship satan, no religion! You all spray things in the air
to make people dumb, right? Yes yes, we do,
don't breathe air now. You know what, sir? You look like a scrubbed-up man, and I, frankly, earn a few bucks, don't you give money and fame for artists and important
people in society? How can I join you? Scrubbed up? What am I, a carpet? Are you an artist
or someone important then? No, but you'll liked me, I swear. No, I can't stand you, leave. Leave! Is it true that you eat children? Eat children? No, we eat pizza, give it to me,
how much is the bill? Hello my dear viewer, welcome to a new episode of El-Daheeh. If I asked you what the common factor is that can bring together the
Austrian musician Mozart and the first American
president, George Washington, and the Egyptian Azhar Sheikh
Muhammad Abdou, what are you going to say? The truth, my friend, is that
what brings all those together is that they were members of the most
famous secret organization in history, Freemasonry. Surely, my friend, you've heard about
Freemasonry, but in different forms. You might be one of those who
heard the scrapes of it, a secret organization,
a universal brotherhood, its symbols and ideas are strange. Probably ruled by
Eyad Nassar like the film, you were satisfied with this perception,
and didn't think of it again. You may be one of the
people who see Freemasonry as one of the most dangerous
tools of evil in the world, an organization that attempts to sabotage
state institutions and control governments by creating chaos, in order
to achieve vague goals. Mostly, they are also
ruled by Eyad Nassar! As we are talking about Freemasonry, we are talking about one of the
most controversial groups in history. So let me, my friend, solve this
matter of Freemasonry for you. Of course, my friend,
I don't solve anything. But it's the suspense
of the beginning of the episode. The first features of Freemasonry
began to appear in the late Gothic era. If you don't know, my
dear, the late Gothic era, it comes after the early Gothic period. [HISTORIAN] Dear viewer, the Late Gothic era was
between the 13th and 16th centuries. This is the era when the features of the
modern European renaissance appeared. One of the most important features of this
renaissance was architecture renaissance. I call it the entrepreneurial renaissance. At that time, Europe began
to witness amazing architecture. Gothic architecture. Until today, my friend, we see
this architecture style in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris,
the one that got burned, or Canterbury Cathedral in London. Amazing building, huge towers,
great halls, and majestic gates! This, my friend, in its time
was a revolution in architecture. This, my friend, has caused
many builders to become public figures. They had their own Othman Ahmed Othman, and Mohamed Abdel-Barr! They were famous in their communities. Keep in mind, my friend, at that time
talking about the word "builders" doesn't mean at all the poor
workers who stack bricks, we are talking about people
developing construction engineering, and people who understand
mathematics in most of its branches. Sometimes, they also understand physics. You have some of them
who build with bricks, and those who make glass mosaic,
and those who sculpt statues. All this, my friend, made the builders the
elite of European society at that time. With time, my friend, one by one, these builders began to create
congregations or brotherhoods, it's like a group on Facebook. In these brotherhoods, they discussed
their affairs and organized their interests. These sessions and gatherings
were not just tea sitting and chatting. No, they started to turn
into professional schools. Skilled teachers passed on their
experiences and ideas to amateurs. Here, my friend, the relationship of
the master and the maker appears. Also, my friend, when you think
about the construction profession, you find that it is a dangerous one, a roof may collapse, a worker can fall off a scaffold, if a brick falls it can destroy the life
of a person working and destroys his family's life. Therefore, with time, a kind of social
solidarity emerged between them. There was cooperation
between the builders and each other. If someone, for example, has suffered
an injury or a difficult circumstance, his colleagues gather and help him. If one of them dies, his
friends will support his family. This solidarity, my
dear, did not exist before. It's like a union, people in the same
profession help each other. So, all eyes turned to them. European societies appreciation
for builders increased. Also, my friend, what began to
characterize these fraternities and groups was something the saw as a success, of course, they did not
succeed in preserving it, but they like the idea
of it, it's the secret language. Terms and symbols that no
one understands except them. My friend, look into my eyes and confess, when you see the coffee-shop waiter saying
"Pebble Misa, Sugar, Bosta" If he was an Alexandrian,
he would say: "Miso." Doesn't it feel like there
is a certain privilege, "I understand what this man is saying, I can speak to this man
in another language, my wife doesn't know anything about." Despite the whole thing
being about a cup of hot drink. Don't you feel the same thing, my
dear, when you go to a koshari place and say, "I want one super
deluxe ghost, extra roses"? The builders also had terms and symbols
that no one understood except them. Builders in the Gothic era had structures and
language similar to this, their symbols and terminology,
no one understands except them. Simply put, we were facing a
distinguished group in society. One looks at them with amazement, and hopes that when his son
grows up, he'd be like them. This unique situation for builders made them compete on
influence of the state and the king, When the authorities of
England decided, for example, to organizes these
building societies itself, to be under their authority
and make them their own union instead of the scattered fraternities. The builders refused, my friend, to be
used under an umbrella they didn't make their pride in the organization
they created themselves was showing, "We are free." Hence, my friend, comes
the title of the Freemasons. "Free Masons." This is a modification
of the original word, Freestone. Part of their freedom was the refusal
to join the union created by the state. They decided that they would
stick to their organization. But, my friend, time does
not leave anything as it is. With the beginning of the 16th
century, the Gothic era began to end with less interest in building. Many builders left
the job after it stagnated and started looking for other jobs. And the builders' associations, which have
been been a symbol for many years admired and appreciated by the community, started to suffer from lack of members, In order to maintain its
existence and continuity, it accepted memberships from people who
didn't even work in construction, they were like honorary memberships,
"Pay up and get a membership card!" come on, we are the Freemasons
who have an ancient history." These memberships began to spread
when men in society were demanding it. The elite began to see in
it a kind of social prestige, like people who used to pay money
for titles like "Beh" and "Pasha". Over the course of two centuries,
associations formed by Freemasons continued and flourished,
but without real actual builders. Days come and go, and
we reach the 18th century. Europe comes and goes,
and we're in the Age of Enlightenment, where there was interest
in science and logic. At that time, English literates wanted
what is called 'Organized Setting'. An organized environment where they can
discuss their ideas and feel solidarity, since this is the age of enlightenment. Here, there is nothing better
than builders' associations that still maintain the meanings
of brotherhood and solidarity. At that time, my friend, inside
these builders' associations conversation pulled away from
architecture, that it began for originally. Ideas about enlightenment
and its time begin to emerge; ideas such as freedom of
thought and freedom of conscience, and how to implement justice and equality against authorities such as the
authority of the state and the church. Imagine, my friend, this was
an association that only cared for whether white cement
is better or Portland cement? The meetings, my friend, have
become enlightenment meetings. In 1717, Freemasonry took its first steps in order to be a real
and strong organization, not an honorary organization. This happens when 4 builders
fraternities or societies in London merged and established
the first Masonic lodge. Here, my friend, the Constitution
of Freemasonry was written, with its most important principles;
freedom of thought and conscience, the pursuit of happiness, equal rights, and no racial, religious or
ideological discrimination. We can say that this moment of integration
and declaration of the constitution was the moment that transformed
the builders' brotherhood forever; from professional
associations to organizations that have nothing to do with
the construction profession. At a time when Europe is bidding
farewell to the control of the Church, Freemasonry appears
as a quasi-church lodge, it has similar rituals, and has
members of a semi-spiritual bond that helps the weak, but despite
all this, it is not a religious entity. Rather, it is an entity
that presents itself as encouraging science,
reason, and freedom. That's while also maintaining the idea of
solidarity between individuals and groups. This is important, my friend, because the
way people talk about Freemasonry today is very different from the beginnings,
at least, the first 100 years. At that time, the scene was magnificent, with time, more and more
followers began to join. It was something people were proud of, to belong to the Free Masons. Here, my friend, Freemasonry
spread throughout Europe. Every country will need
it, but in a different way. For example, you have the
Protestant part of Europe, its followers rejected the
authority of the Catholic Church. So it was a great deal for
this Protestant part to find an organization with a first principle,
of freedom of thought and conscience. So, you'd find among those
who join Freemasonry, someone like Frederick II,
Emperor of Germany, and Gustav III, Emperor of Sweden. During the middle of the century,
when we reach 1789, we find that in Paris alone, there is the equivalent
of 630 Masonic lodges. "Sounds bad, Abo Hmeed... sorry, I have a question
that I'm ashamed to ask, Abo Hmeed, apart from all years and apart from the rest of
the times,why did you choose 1789?" Dear beautiful viewer, you are a
long-time follower of this show, and you know very well
what happened in 1789. What happened, my friend,
was the French Revolution. Many of the leaders of the French
Revolution were members of Masonic lodges. These leaders were involved
in the French Revolution, because they were influenced
by the words of political thinkers about the sovereignty of the people, like, for example, Montesquieu, who
was also active in the Masonic lodges, he was an active Freemason. Therefore, it was very natural that
when Constituent Assembly was formed that began to organize
legislation and laws after the collapse of the monarchy and
the establishment of the French Republic. We will find that 300 members of the
Constituent Assembly are Freemasons. "Unbelievable!" This, my friend, made the
enemies of the French Revolution view Freemasonry with hostility. Here, ideas emerged
blaming Freemasonry for accusations that kept going on forever. For example, that it's a group
with a goal to create conspiracies to cause chaos and destruction, and the outbreak of bloody revolutions
and the execution of kings and churchmen! "It is the Freemasonry that did all this, this is their goal from the beginning, they want to make a mess! don't tell me bogus freedom of
thought and conscience!" This, my friend, was fueled by something
else that happened in the same year. The same year in which the
French Revolution took place, the United States was
writing its constitution! We find, my friend, that 13 out of
33 people signed the constitution were members of Masonic lodges. Freemasonry has taken a
long journey based on change, from England to France
to Germany to America. But does this mean that it is a
movement for revolutionaries only? Anyone who writes a
constitution or doing a start-up nation or firing up a revolution,
is a Freemasonry? No. Does the fact of it being related
to change and revolutions mean that all its members
are revolutionary? I'll continue my friend,
I'll take a quick lodge and be back. We are entering, my friend, the era of
the Industrial Revolution in England. Careful of getting hit, my friend, forgive me, I just finished
a fencing match at the lodge. When the Industrial
Revolution occurred in England, the economy was booming. Mind you, my friend, this is a revolution
that was not led by revolutionary youth, but by businessmen with huge capital. Nothing like it had
happened before in history. The tycoons of industry will find that joining a fraternal organization
like Freemasonry is something that adds to their persona, not only that, but also
adds to their popularity. "How so, Abo Hmeed? even though before you came
back with the strange thing you had, you told me that Freemasonry
was linked to the revolution!" What made, my friend, the
Freemasons succeed in the first place, is what made them keep going during the
industrial revolution: social solidarity. "All of us in the brotherhood
help each other." Keep in mind that at a time when factories
were spreading everywhere in England, there was still no social
protection network for workers. No health insurance,
no pension, no hospitals, no sick leave, no maternity
leave, or any of these things. All of these were things that
humanity had not yet invented. If the worker got sick, he wouldn't
have anything to eat or drink. The Freemason comes in with
his group's charitable activities, the brotherhood which has been known for
a long time, to intervene and help him. This made Freemasonry in England one of the most important
institutions for the British worker. Something similar to the
Ministry of Social Solidarity. Anyway, my friend, years come and go the 18th century ends,
and the 19th century begins. A new wave of prosperity for Freemasonry
is occurring in Europe and America, it became something
trendy among the elites; the trend of Freemasonry was
starting to come back again. Especially, among the elite of society
and people who want social prestige, kings, princes, and
industrialists join the organization. Despite all our talk about
the spread of Freemasonry that can make you think
it was easy for anyone to join, let me tell you the irony, that despite the spread of Freemasonry, joining it was difficult and very exclusive. Not everyone can join the brotherhood. Freemasonry has a
strict membership system. The members themselves
are arranged into classes inside, there's is the Worshipful Master, then
Senior Warden, and then Junior Warden. Members together form the basic
unit of the organization, the lodge. Each lodge was specific
to a specific region or place. A large number of lodges form a
larger organization called Grand Lodge, something like
a senior management of lodges, that coordinates between
lodges and each other. The lodge itself has a Master,
Senior Warden, and Treasurer. All of these, my friend, are
positions that are elected. This form of organization becomes
more and more complex over time. And the three classes: Master,
Senior Warden, Junior Warden had more classes
and more degrees within them that reached, my friend, sometimes
tens and hundreds of degrees! Imagine how many members there could be! Each class of those has its own secrets
that can't be revealed to the class below. Each layer has a special
symbol and a specific sign. Within these lodges, meetings
related to the elections were held, or Masonic rituals, most of which related to the
processes of escalating individuals. Individuals who move
up from class to class, remember? we said there are many classes and there are promotions in lodges. Also, my friend, there is
an annual election ritual appointing a new administration
for the lodge after the elections. There is a complex and strange system
that holds the secret of its brilliance. If you were one of the rebels,
you would need secrecy and order. If you are one of the rich,
princes, and businessmen, you'd need to feel that you are among the
elite; special and have your own privacy. But the isolation, secrecy, and
exclusive membership system, as much as it was the secret of the
organization's brilliance, it was also the reason
for it having enemies. Because, my friend,
isolation can be suspicious, and questions begin to arise
about this organization. "Why is joining the Masonic lodge
complicated and difficult? why do I have to be investigated with
strict conditions for me to join? and the name of this nominated member
is presented to all members of the lodge if 3 reject him, the request would be
considered rejected forever, until he dies!" Imagine, my friend, an association
whose members include Frederick II, Mozart, George Washington, princes, kings, millionaires and artists! Surely, when Jack the grocer
or Tony the laundromat guy come to try to join the same brotherhood with His
Majesty the King, their request is rejected! The question begins to grow and grow. "Why don't these people
want to take us with them? What are they doing inside?" Doubts begin to grow more and
more about this secret society. Especially since it has its own
symbols and its own constitution. It is closed to a group of people
who have power and money. Their daily activities
appear to people outside as making wealth, managing wealth,
managing factories, managing empires, writing constitutions
and changing systems, so there's definitely something hidden! "Abo Hmeed, why didn't
the Freemasons respond? why didn't they tell
their story from the days when they used to sell reinforced
cement and help people?" Unfortunately, my friend, the story at that
time was very complicated and complex. This was caused by the
Freemasons themselves. The journey that Freemasonry took
across these countries and continents, not only did it affect
the countries themselves, but it influenced Freemasonry as well. It took a part from the
history of every country, and included it in a
fabricated way in its story. the Freemasons began to chart
a parallel history for themselves different from the known
date of their beginning, they began to believe that
this was their true history, a history that changes
as the place changes. This means, for European
Freemasons for example, their history didn't begin with
the London meeting of 1717. Freemasonry for them is much older, it began with Jesus Christ himself! In other places, they will say that
Freemasonry began after Noah's flood. And others dated Freemasonry back to
when the Israelites left Egypt. Other people said "Never mind all that, we started with ancient Egyptian religion
and the teachings of Isis and Osiris." I feel, my friend, that
if we let them say whatever they would say "The Big Bang
was all fireworks in our lodges." It doesn't surpass them saying so! The most coherent narrative that
the Freemasons present about themselves is that their origin dates back to 715 BC, when the Roman Emperor Numa Pompilius began to expand his
construction work in the empire. From here, the Masonic
Schools were formed. Let me surprise you, my friend,
and tell you that this is a big myth. Because Pompilius is like
Indiana Jones, a fictional character! A great myth, as far as we know, has no
place in history, as far as I know I mean. Lies regarding the origins of Freemasonry increased the problem more and more. "Guys, aren't you
great and respectable people? why do you make up
such suspicious stories? why are you trying to falsify
history in this crude way? who is this Pompilius!" This is just a charitable brotherhood, that imposes itself in more than
one distinct place in history. This seems to be very suspicious. I wonder if it will continue
like this? Or will it change? When, my friend, Freemasonry
begins to appear in the Arab world, with the emergence of a wave
of influence from Western culture, here, my friend, the Arab
Freemasons begin to do the same thing. They attributed things to Freemasonry
from Arab history! We see, for example, Jurji Zaydan
in his book "The History of Freemasonry" claims that the Freemasons were the ones
who built the Umayyad capital, Damascus and the Abbasid capital, Baghdad! Let me tell you that these allegations,
whether from the West or from us, created an inevitable global
hostility against Freemasonry. The first institution
that led this hostility in an organized manner
is the Catholic Church. It saw the Freemasons
as an association with rituals, but these rituals were not
performed for Christ or for God. They were done by what they call the
'Great Architect of the Universe'. From the moment of the first
statement issued by the Church in 1734, warning of the danger of
Freemasonry, and until today, we will find at least 11 Vatican popes
issued warnings against Freemasonry. The last of them was the warning of
Pope John II, which occurred in 1983, stating that joining Freemasonry
is a great sin for any Christian. Frankly, my friend, just as Freemasonry
exaggerated in its claims about itself, there were also exaggerations
in the hostility of Freemasonry. For example, Prince Muhammad Saeed
Al-Jazairi says in his book about Freemasonry that Freemasonry is an
extension of a secret society over 2000 years old, and
its name was "Hidden Power" an association that played a
role in the crucifixion of Christ. Freemasonry hostility will also double when major political conflicts occur in
which one of the parties is a Freemason, Like the clash between Ottoman
Sultan Abdul Hmeed II on one hand, and the Committee for Union and
Progress and Ataturk, on the other hand. This clash occurred in 1908 and eventually led to the dismissal
of Sultan Abdul Hmeed II, the last of the powerful Ottoman sultans. When we come, my friend,
to look at the other side that won the battle against Abdul Hmeed, we find, my friend, that many members
of the Committee for Union and Progress and Ataturk himself were
members of Masonic lodges. The history of Freemasonry
contains many false narratives. However, despite this, many of our historically important
figures in the East were Freemasons. Do you know, my friend, the thinker
and activist Jamal al-Din al-Afghani? This man, my friend, was
not only a Freemason, this man was chosen as Master
of the East Star Masonic lodge of the Scottish Grand Lodge, that was before he left them of course. What did he do next? He established
an Egyptian national Masonic lodge. Also, my friend, we find
very important people in intellectual and political
life in Egypt after that, like Abdullah Al-Nadeem, Imam
Muhammad Abdo, and Saad Zaghloul. All those were
members of the Masonic Lodge founded by Jamal
al-Din al-Afghani in Egypt. These people's thoughts after that contributed greatly to the establishment
of the Egyptian national movement. All this, my friend, is forgotten
when we talk about Freemasonry in the East especially with great doubt
directed towards Freemasonry of having a hand in Zionism. For example, Lord Edmund Rothschild the head of the Rothschild family, which is
one of the richest families in the world, was a devoted Freemason, but he was also a loyal Zionist, and one of the largest donors and
supporters of the global Zionist project! Not only him, if we pay
more attention to those around the founder of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, we will find many famous
Freemasons among them. Like, for example,
journalist Philipp Newlinski, Herzl's friend and one of the important
people who helped him on his journey! When we come to delve into
the literature of the Freemasons, their ideas, and their
beliefs about themselves, we find that among
their myths is a claim that they were the ones who
built the Suleiman Temple in Jerusalem. This is what makes some people believe that there is a connection
between Freemasonry and Zionism. Freemasonry that celebrates the
building of the Temple of Solomon and the Zionism that
wants to rebuild the Temple. So, at the beginning of the 20th century, we see clear efforts by Muslim
scholars to confront Freemasonry, like Sheikh Rashid Reda, we see fatwas coming out of
Al-Azhar also attacking Freemasonry. All this, my friend, was in an
attempt to confront Zionism. The fatwas used to say
that Freemasonry's speech about brotherhood and
humanity was all a lie, that its real goal was to support
international Zionism, and that there are suspicious relations
between Zionism and Freemasonry. This state of hostility, my friend, does
not only have an ideological source but sometimes, hostility
takes a clearly political form, a hostility that arises from the
ordinary citizen towards Freemasonry, the citizen who doesn't want any chaos, a citizen who wants life
to go smoothly and calmly. In America in 1826,
a famous incident occurred that created a state of panic
and hostility against Freemasonry. When a man named William Morgan
announced his defection from Freemasonry, and that he'd write
a book revealing its secrets. The thing, my friend, is that this man
disappeared from the face of the earth, most likely, they drowned his body in
the Niagara River on the Canadian border. This frightening incident
brought people together, large crowds of anti-Masons appeared, a movement in North America
joined by many citizens! They saw in Freemasonry
a mysterious and evil movement, that movement developed to
establish an anti-Masonic political party. This, my friend, was the third
party in the history of America, and it was so forceful to the point
of pushing presidential candidates in 2 of the US elections. The state of doubt in Freemasonry
as a movement closed in on its secrets, didn't stop at boundaries of space and time. The Soviet Union from its beginnings prevented and
prohibited Freemasonry groups. Nazis in Germany and
Fascists in Italy and Spain banned Freemasonry. The Arab countries, one
after the other, banned it. Freemasonry was accused almost
everywhere of being part of a conspiracy. To this day, despite the decline in the
presence of Freemasonry on the scene, but with every big and huge event, we find people accusing the hidden
Masonic forces of being behind this event. It's true, my friend, it does
sound like a conspiracy theory that we can joke about
and have fun and so on. But sometimes, just sometimes, doubts about Freemasonry have reasons, with an essence of a simple question, if your ultimate goal is human solidarity, helping people, freedom of thought
and conscience; an innocent brotherhood, then why do you need this huge
amount of confidentiality? why do you have this strange
hierarchical class system? and why is it necessary for each class to
hide its secrets from the class below it? Why is membership kept secret at all? How can we have an organization where
kings and revolutionaries are members? You are an enigmatic mystery! For example, I am confident that
Al-Shams Club or Al-Sikka Club; their social club has good people. The Rotary, maybe a little, but we see them and they appear to us. Here, my friend, the
Freemasons respond and say: "These are secrets that don't concern you, these are signs and symbols between us to
know the members of the organization, its goal is noble, only to prevent anyone from claiming to be a Freemason
and inserting himself among us, we don't want anyone
to infiltrate us, guys!" They also said that this
secrecy increases harmony in hearts by strengthening their
sense of responsibility, that they carry to achieve their
goals of spreading goodness and peace. Also, my friend, one of the things
that makes people doubt Freemasonry is its strange symbols. Freemasonry is full of symbols, to the
point that some of them turn into puzzles. I mean, for example, you have
one of its symbols, the eye, the Freemasons say is that it is
the eye of God, which sees everything. Enemies of Freemasonry say
that this is a satanic symbol means the eye of Satan, which
wants to put everything under its control. The proof is that we find
this eye drawn on the dollar. This indicates the
influence of Freemasonry, so much so that it imposed
itself on America's currency. For honesty, my friend,
and for scientific accuracy, if we think about it logically and remove
the element of spices (Bharat in Arabic) which, by the way, means India.
In India, India is called Bharat. "It's a useless information in an episode
that will get you in trouble, Abo Hmeed." Sorry, let's go back to
thinking about Freemasonry logically. We will find the use of the
symbol of the eye of providence existed before Freemasonry. As time passes, Freemasonry
and the fuss about it declined, as well as the space it occupied
in the people's and society's minds. It lost most of its members,
and became a thing of the past. We no longer hear about resonant names
related to Freemasonry like in the past. Now, my friend, they go to Davos! Although there are still Masonic lodges, most of them in the United States that include, according to their numbers,
4 million Freemasons, until today. The decline of Freemasonry is clear. Not necessarily because it was revealed, and
Tawfiq Okasha exposed all their conspiracies or something was proven on it, rather, it simply disappeared,
because times are different now. Jessica Harland Jacobs, professor
of history at the University of Florida, her studies were about
Freemasonry, she says, with the development of
communication methods and the change in the form of
people's relationships with each other, there wasn't urgent need
anymore for us to be in associations or fraternities or organizations
that aims for solidarity. And actually, not only the Freemasons,
whose membership numbers are decreasing, but those who even join church
associations and trade unions, all their numbers are declining. Because of the new world we live in today. As for John Dickie in his book, "How
the Freemasons Made the Modern World", he says that the idea
of secret organizations and being a person with secret duties,
who know things that no one else knows, it was something that
attracted attention in the past. Girl no longer like the mysterious man, they like a man who opens Instagram
and posts pictures every day and night! Today we are in the age of Google. You can get everything you want to know
about Freemasonry, in a two minute search. The secret, unfortunately,
no longer has its luster! For this secret to have its luster, people must know that it is a
secret, so it is a problem, my friend! Also the reputation of the Freemasonry.
over time became a source of mockery Imagine, getting up in a coffee shop and
saying, "Guys, I'm a Freemason." They will call you stupid! According to the writer's opinion,
this is what made Freemasonry decline. If you think of Freemasonry
as a secret society, its goal is to manage the world in an
atmosphere of mystery and concealment. Then often, it is the most failure
organization to achieve its goals. Because, simply, it has become the most
famous secret organization in the world, Masonic lodges have
become a topic of gossip! Guess what, you now
have a famous secret! Despite all these opinions that consider
Freemasonry to be a thing of the past, and it's long gone, and despite our jokes of it
being a famous secret organization, it still has a strong
presence in people's minds. Freemasonry followers followed it in times of political conflicts, scientific
renaissance, and industrial revolution! During every time in those, Freemasonry
met a different need and helped its members. It may have been revealed simply because we
live in an era of advanced communications. It is difficult for an entity of this size
to remain in a state of concealment. Perhaps the reason why
it continues to this day and its presence in this
advanced communications era, is because it meets a new need
that has emerged among people. Humanity for the first time in its history knows so many things very well. Freemasonry here, my
friend, gives people a mystery, at a time when most things
are exposed and known. According to a study in 2022 entitled: "The psychological benefits of
believing conspiracy theories" The study says that conspiracy theories make
people enjoy the presence of a mystery at a time when there
were no more mysteries. Also, it gives feeling that they are
active and distinguished people because they see a conspiracy in
which everyone is deceived except them. Sometimes they have a sense
of control and understanding. - COVID a global epidemic, everyone is afraid!
- "Calm down, this is a conspiracy." - A revolution in...
- "A conspiracy." Global economic crisis,
economies collapsing! "Conspiracy, just wait." Vaccine is coming
out in a year and a half. "No,this is not a conspiracy, it's
the rest of the epidemic conspiracy!" A sewer pipe exploded in a tuna factory. "Conspiracy, conspiracy." Believing in the conspiracy keeps them
grounded in the face of confusing events. Freemasonry provides them
with fertile material for this; strange symbols, strange
rituals, secret organization, it's something different, my friend. People, my friend, are
looking for something different. And you, my friend, if you
are looking for something different, I advise you to watch the old
episodes and the new ones, check the sources below
and subscribe if you're on YouTube. Anyway, my friend, I want to reassure you, don't worry, there are no conspiracies. If this episode was released
then there's nothing. There are no Freemasons,
they would have forbade it... or maybe I am funded,
is it possible that I am funded? But, my friend, then I want
you to be more reassured. Because this isn't the looks
of someone who's funded, on the contrary! It's probably the first scenario, that the episode was released
on time and nothing happened. They would have
killed me or hid me, you know? No, no, my friend! No! No, Mas...! Mr. Masonic! Please, Mr. Masonic! No! No!